BURLEY, IDAHO – As a thank you to the community, the Magic Valley Energy team hosted an open-house last Saturday at their new Burley Energy location. They had $0.99 propane refills on 5-gallon tanks, burgers, hotdogs, and giveaways, including a Camp Chef grill and a firepit. Last fall Valley Wide Cooperative purchased Kam Philgas, Inc.…
BUHL, Idaho – Last weekend was the grand re-opening of the Valley Wide Country Store in Buhl, Idaho. The stored kicked off the event with an employee and co-op member night on Friday. The employees and members enjoyed food truck vendors, a wine tasting by local winery, Holesinsky winery and the hit of the night,…
Young leaders in ag retail are recognized for their role in being the farmers’ trusted adviser in The Scoop 40 Under 40. One of Valley Ag’s leaders, Sean McCarthy, was recently recognized as one of 40 Under 40 by The Scoop. Sean manages two agronomy facilities for Valley Ag in Eastern Idaho. In the…
Valley Wide Cooperative recently acquired Kam Philgas, Inc., and began serving the Burley, Idaho, area on October 1. Kam Philgas has supplied customers with propane products since 1957. Wayne Konrad’s grandson, Dan Konrad, took over the business from his father Jerry in 2004, with his wife Stacy. For years, this family-run company kept customers in…
Since 1920, Valley Wide Cooperative has been involved in the communities where we live, work and play. We’re building our communities, but also helping cultivate and strengthen the current and next generation of industry leaders through donations focused on, but not limited to, organizations related to agriculture and hunger relief. This summer Valley Wide was…
Valley Wide Cooperative and Ag Link, Inc. announced that both co-op memberships voted in favor to allow the two co-ops to merge. Valley Wide Cooperative is an agronomy, energy, and farm supply company with locations across the pacific northwest. Ag Link, Inc. is an agronomy and energy company in northeastern Washington. Valley Wide Cooperative continues…
Pendleton Ranch, Shoshone, Idaho With degrees in engineering and nuclear science from Idaho State University, Carl Pendleton had no intention of returning to the family farm near Shoshone, Idaho. Instead, his career path pointed toward writing siting reports for nuclear power plants. Then the Three-Mile Island and Trojan Nuclear disasters struck in the late ‘70s,…
Valley Ag has entered new geography in Central Washington by purchasing Saddle Mountain Supply, including their four agronomy centers, fleet, equipment, and management devoted to serving growers in the area. Saddle Mountain Supply has served Columbia Basin and surrounding growers and generously supported neighboring communities, schools, and cities since the 1970s. The purchased agronomy locations…
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recently recognized Mandie Seward (Callahan) and Steve McCarthy of Valley Agronomics as a part of its Rising Stars Class of 2020 program at the virtual ARA Conference & Expo on Dec. 1-2. The purpose of the Rising Stars program is to develop skills and recognize top performers for going above…
With their grant partner Land O’ Lakes, Valley Wide Cooperative donated $10,000 to the Idaho FFA Foundation. The two cooperatives contribute more than $100,000 annually to local communities and organizations. Receiving the donation from the Idaho FFA was Idaho FFA Foundation Executive Director Marcia Jedry, who shared words of thankfulness: “Great businesses always think about…